Like a forged iron vine bursting from the sidewalk, the entrance to the Paris Métro is an open-air work of art. Designed by ...

On a quiet residential street in Paris’s 16th arrondissement, the Hôtel Mezzara, a 4-story limestone ensemble designed in the art nouveau style both stands out and blends in. Built in 1910 as a ...

Who was Hector Guimard? The all-but-forgotten French architect and industrial designer (1867–1942) is responsible for the instantly recognizable entrances Art Nouveau entrances to the Paris Métro, ...

The celebrated architect Hector Guimard was also a passionate advocate for workers’ rights, even as he honed his reputation in the business of luxury Susannah Gardiner - Museums Correspondent Hector ...

There is something strangely seductive about the Paris Metro. Its distinctive warmth. The floral Art Nouveau entrances, designed by Hector Guimard in 1900. The single word “Métropolitain” suspended at ...

Few cities in the world are more identified with their subway systems than Paris. One of the busiest metro systems in the world, it carries more than 4 million riders a day on some 16 lines to 300 ...

Upcoming Exhibitions Provide Visitors With New Insights Into Early 20th-Century Paris and the First Black American-led Display in a European World's Fair Furniture, metalwork, ceramics, drawings and ...

Despite its reputation—per Walter Benjamin—as the “capital of the 19th century,” Paris came a little late to underground mass transit: after London (1863), Budapest and Glasgow (1896), Boston (1897), ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel. The Paris metro system is 214 km long (133 miles) and it has 303 ...